LPC/46 L.B.S.C. Class "H1" 4-4-2 No. 39 designed by D.E. Marsh, built at Brighton 1906. The locomotive is shown here decorated for hauling a special train for the French President in 1913. The name "La France" was retained until 1925

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LPC/46 L.B.S.C. Class "H1" 4-4-2 No. 39 designed by D.E. Marsh, built at Brighton 1906. The locomotive is shown here decorated for hauling a special train for the French President in 1913. The name "La France" was retained until 1925

Publisher: Locomotive Publishing Company (English, 1899–1956)

British

Medium/Technique Chromolithograph on card stock.

Dimensions Horizontal: 8.9 x 14 cm (3 1/2 x 5 1/2 in.)

Credit Line Leonard A. Lauder Postcard Archive—Gift of Leonard A. Lauder

Accession Number2015.6322

NOT ON VIEW

CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings

ClassificationsPostcards

DescriptionBack: divided. Mint.
Locomotive Publishing Co. Ltd. Hampton Court, Surrey

ProvenanceBetween 1950 and 2015, acquired by Leonard A. Lauder, New York, from various postcard dealers in Europe and the United States; 2015, gift of Leonard A. Lauder to the MFA. (Accession Date: September 24, 2015)